Cull ewes selling to a top of £190 each at Markethill

Cull ewe trade remained very strong and a full yard of breeding stock returned a very firm trade for good quality stock.

Good quality heavy hoggets sold steadily from £120 to £128 each per head with good quality pens selling from 460p to 490p per kilo for 60 hoggets 25.3k at £124 each from a Tynan producer followed by 486p per kilo for 22 hoggets 25.1k at £122 each from a Castlewellan producer.

The entire entry of 440 heavy hoggets averaged 26.5k at £124.50 per head.

Good quality middleweight hoggets sold steadily from 520p to 555p per kilo for 20k at £111 each from a Newry producer followed by 546p for 20.6k at £112.50 each from a Lisburn producer.

Good quality stores sold from 520p to 566p for 16.6k at £94 each from a Dungannon farmer, followed by 555p for 19k at £105.50 each from a Ballynahinch producer.

An entry of 200 cull ewes sold to a top of £190 each, with other pens at £185, £150 and £146 each.

Main trade sold from £100 to £140 per head.

Plainer ewes sold from £70 to £90 each.

A full yard of ewes and lambs sold in a very strong trade with good quality doubles selling to £380, £370 and £360 each, with a large number of doubles selling from £260 to £330 each.

Singles sold up to £255, £245 and £240 each, with several more from £200 to £220 each.

Heavy hoggets

Tynan producer : 25.3k £124 490p : Castlewellan farmer : 25.1k £122 486p : Armagh farmer : 25.5k £123.50 484p : Tandragee producer : 25.9k £125 483p : Middletown producer : 26.1k £125 479p : Middletown producer : 25.6k £122.50 479p : Tandragee seller : 25.5k £122 479p and Hamiltonsbawn producer : 26.1k £123 471p.

Middleweight hoggets

Newry seller : 20k £111 555p : Lisburn producer : 20.6k £112.50 546p : Lisnaskea producer : 20.4k £110 539p : Dungannon seller : 22k £118.50 539p : Dromara seller : 21.2k £114 538p : Ballynahinch farmer : 21.8k £116 532p and Portadown producer : 22.7k £120 529p.

Stores

Dungannon farmer : 16.6k £94 566p : Ballynahinch producer : 19k £105.50 555p : Dromara seller : 17.7k £98 554p : Dromara farmer : 18k £99.50 553p : Markethill farmer : 18.5k £102 552p ; Katesbridge producer : 19.3k £105 544p : Dromara producer : 11k £58 527p and Keady farmer : 19.1k £100.50 526p.